Permanent consultant psychiatrist post in the Ouse Valley CAMHS locality team, serving young people up to 18. The work centres on specialist psychiatric and physical assessments and building individual treatment plans with children, young people and their families, across a range of settings. The post sits within a multidisciplinary team and alongside other consultants and specialty doctors in Sussex CHYPS, with flexible working negotiable. Full GMC registration with a licence to practise is needed at appointment.
What the job involves
- Provide specialist clinical assessments, including psychiatric and physical investigations, for children, young people and families in a range of settings
- Plan and deliver individually tailored treatment plans in line with NICE evidence‑based treatment, working with the wider team
- Work within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, psychologists, systemic family therapists and child psychotherapists
- Work alongside other consultants and specialty doctors in Sussex CHYPS
- Take part in the Trust‑wide consultant network, including liaison with colleagues and attendance at divisional and clinical governance meetings
- Contribute to the service's participation strategy by involving patients, carers and supporters in decision‑making and planning
- Work outside the 9-5 pattern where needed as part of the service's transformation agenda, negotiated individually
What’s required
Qualifications
- MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
Registration & licences
- Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at appointment
- On the GMC Specialist Register or within six months
- In good standing with the GMC, with no warnings or conditions on practice
- Approved clinician status, or able to achieve it within 3 months of appointment
Experience
- Participated in continuous professional development
- Participated in research or service evaluation
- Participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of the specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using a bio‑psycho‑social perspective and wide medical knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication in English
- Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
- Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
- Able to work in a participatory way, making shared decision‑making collaborative with people who use the service
Checks & eligibility
- Valid UK driving licence, or evidence of a proposed alternative
Other
- Able to work in and lead a team, with commitment to shared leadership and collaborative working to deliver improvement
Nice to have
- Wide range of specialist and sub‑specialist experience relevant to the post within the NHS or a comparable service
What’s offered
- Recruitment and retention payment of £45,000 over three years: £15,000 on recruitment, then £10,000 at 12, 24 and 36 months' service, pro rata for part‑time
- Flexible working opportunities, with different hours considered on request
- Trust‑wide consultant network and peer contacts across divisional and governance meetings
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
